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ICC: Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom & Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona: The Impact of the Judgement on International Criminal Law

OVERVIEW OF THE JUDGMENT It is pertinent to know that the judgment of the International Criminal Court, which was delivered…

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Position of the Law on the Unsworn Evidence of a Child to Warrant a Conviction

CASE TITLE: BALA v. STATE (2025) LPELR-81112 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  17TH APRIL, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Effect of Failure of an Adversary to Cross-Examine a Witness

CASE TITLE:  AKWA IBOM STATE GOVT v. UMANAH (2025) LPELR-81232(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH MAY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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When is an Appeal or a Suit Academic?

CASE TITLE: OSAKPAMWAN v. RTEAN & ORS (2025) LPELR-81731(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 29TH JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: ABBA…

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Legitimacy In Nigerian Family Law: How the 1999 Constitution Protects Children Born out of Wedlock

Introduction In Nigerian family law, few concepts have generated as much legal debate and social consequence as the question of…

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Supervisory Jurisdiction and the Seat: Can Nigerian Courts Still Set Aside Foreign Awards?

Introduction In OIL & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD v. HEMPEL PAINTS (SOUTH AFRICA) PTY LTD (2025) LPELR-81602(CA), the Nigerian Court of Appeal…

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Effect of Failure to Satisfactorily Trace Line of Succession in an Action for Declaration of Title to Land

CASE TITLE: ADESINA & ANOR v. OLADIPO & ORS (2025) LPELR-81560(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW…

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Conditions for a Successful Plea of Estoppel Per Rem Judicatam

CASE TITLE: GAJIBO v. MOHAMMED & ANOR (2025) LPELR-81540(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  2ND JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCE LEAD JUDGMENT: UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY…

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Does an Administrator/Administratrix have Power to Administer the Property of a Deceased Person not Covered by a Letter of Administration

CASE TITLE:  ODUTOLA v. AJAO & ORS (2025) LPELR-81680(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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How Top Nigerian Lawyers Research Legal Cases

Let’s begin by asking this multi-million naira question, “What makes the difference between elite lawyers and the average ones?” The…

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